Gronk!
Senior Member
Active Transportation Network Expansion | City of Edmonton
We are expanding Edmonton’s active transportation network with routes that are safe, accessible and predictable for people of all ages and abilities.
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Gronk!
Senior Member
My last ride on the Victoria Park Road temp MUP before construction begins to install a permanent MUP
The city did a half-arsed job widening the River Valley Road MUP
The city did a half-arsed job widening the River Valley Road MUP
thommyjo
Senior Member
Mackinnon Ravine is starting to get bad too. I’m imagining this is all in a weird limbo with touch the water potential.
YEG imagineer
Active Member
QE mountain bike park approved. Construction starts this summer. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/bike-skills-park-approved-edmonton-1.7575544
thommyjo
Senior Member
Principe said she thinks that the park will be a wonderful addition to the city but she was not convinced the location, southeast of the Walterdale Bridge, was the right place for it and Wright made similar comments during the council meeting.
"Other locations really haven't been considered that might be actually even more accessible for people," she said.
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Aka, parking???
What’s more accessible that the middle of the city (therefore closest to the most amount of people), next to our densest 4 neighborhood's, alongside multiple major bike paths, directly adjacent to a bridge crossing the river, next to a major sports facility with parking.
What other location would be better?
policyenthusiast
Senior Member
Is the permanent MUP being put in the same place the temporary MUP is? Or is it off to the side?
I'm hoping it's not the same as the temp because that route is a pain in the ass in the winter.
northlands
Senior Member
Guessing they will replace the yellow delineators with jersey barriers + maybe remove the guardrail separating the MUP from the sidewalk.
Anything beyond that would be foolish given that Vic Park Road is really starting to deteriorate and could use a whole resurfacing + curbs where a proper permanent MUP could be rebuilt.
Anything beyond that would be foolish given that Vic Park Road is really starting to deteriorate and could use a whole resurfacing + curbs where a proper permanent MUP could be rebuilt.
dkazzed
Active Member
I think we need to replace the bicycle detectors with buttons. The detectors are great, when they work, but it seems like they don't half the time.
cmartin58
New Member
It's been a while since I lived near Whyte, but I remember the 109 St crossing at 83rd Ave would fail to detect scooters. It always registered bikes, but never scooters. And the fact that there were no buttons and no traffic lights that would cycle to give crossers a chance often meant scooters would sit waiting until a bike showed up.
So, agreed. Please add buttons.
So, agreed. Please add buttons.
Gronk!
Senior Member
Buttons are fine.
But no beg buttons please - I hate having to wait 5 minutes before being allowed to cross the street (looking at you, 97 Ave/102 St).
But no beg buttons please - I hate having to wait 5 minutes before being allowed to cross the street (looking at you, 97 Ave/102 St).
CplKlinger
Senior Member
I'd rather that buttons supplement sensors instead of replacing them; when the detectors do work, it's nice not having to get off my bike or do an awkward shuffle.I think we need to replace the bicycle detectors with buttons. The detectors are great, when they work, but it seems like they don't half the time.
fromyeg
Active Member
Crossings at 83rd Ave and 109th St and 99th St are now fantastic and detect me 100% of the time: bike, scooter or cargo bike.
Crossing at Whyte and 110th St always works.
87th Ave and 99th St rarely works.
97th St and Whyte works like 10% of the time. I’ve messaged 311 twice and they said they would pass it on to the contractor who installed it but no improvement yet. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I think faulty crossings are probably worth reporting as the ones on 83rd Ave were previously poor, but they clearly can be improved after they are installed.
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ntt1
Active Member
My personal pet peeve is the 40 Ave and 114 St intersection near the Petrolia Mall, heading north-south on 114St towards Greenfield or to the pedestrian bridge over the Whitemud near Confederation/Harry Ainlay (it is a bike route with sharrows). It used to be a 4-way stop, but they installed lights in the last 5 years and the North/South traffic signals became essentially beg buttons. If there are no vehicles, the flashing hand will flash and turn into the walk signal again so you're stuck waiting for a vehicle to make the signal turn, which is incredibly annoying. It's avoidable by rerouting around it, but you'd think that they'd give more consideration to a bike route.
CplKlinger
Senior Member
That'd be worth submitting on 311!
ntt1
Active Member
I already did a while back and unfortunately, it was just closed without any follow-up.